We've agreed that my parents won't come to us for Christmas this year (they normally stay for 4 days or so). They'd like to come and we'd like to have them, but we all agree that it's better if everyone stays at home this year. My brother and sister will both be staying at home too, and agree it's best if no parent visiting goes on for the time being. We're hoping to be able to have a proper family gathering in spring or summer.
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It does seem to me that waiting 3 or 4 or maybe 5 months to have a family get together in safety is the sensible way to go. In the meantime, best to stay safe and keep loved ones safe.
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@punkdoc A friend who is going to Nice to spend Christmas with his son, DIL and grandson, has been asked to have a Covid test before coming. I reckon that's fair enough. The DIL's parents will be there too.
I had the test thru the post from the imperial college too.and I've been offered an antibody test which I shall do.doubt if I've had it but I will do it if it helps.i felt so hopeless at the beginning of all of this.i wanted to give blood but fainted and felt so I'll the one time I did it.but saw on sky news about being on a list for people with blood cancer.you just swab your mouth and now I'm on a list.it was so easy to do in sending the link to people I know
I was talking to my brother about Christmas and what their plans were, as I had already come to the conclusion that we wouldn't do a family thing with my daughter at her house and that it would just be me and my son at home. Fine. The discussion pointed to me out how insane my thought processes are though. My brother's wife is potentially alone at home and that was posing him an additional problem as they obviously don't want her to be alone, and I semi agreed as I could see me having the same 'do I, don't I' issue had my mum still been alive. How stupid eh? I had no issue making a decision not to see my daughter (in her 20s), but would have been less decisive over spending it with my mum who would have been in her 80s and vastly more at risk. Barking eh?
To minimize the risk, everyone in your group/bubble/troupe/etc should follow the self-isolation procedure before and after spending the Xmas period together.
Even after we're all vaccinated, the virus will not be eradicated, therefore you're trying to minimize risk in the period until you receive the vaccine. Isolation is your mitigation today, the vaccine will be your mitigation tomorrow.
If your group contains someone vulnerable, keep doing whatever you're doing today.
Fortunately my daughter is now living with us so she's already in our bubble but we will probably visit my son, DIL and grandchildren on Boxing Day and stay overnight, dependent on what the virus stats are by the 24th. We are already in semi-quarantine, apart from daily walks and a quick shop dash to get the paper. Son and DIL have been working from home, the biggest risk to us is 12 yr grandson but as he will be breaking up from school at least 5 days before, hope he should be okay as well. I'm the oldest person (mid 70's) and I'm happy to take the moderate risk, as we have been since last February.
With all respect @Lizzie27, whether you are prepared to take the risk, is not relevant. How do you feel about the risks that those who may have to look after you face? How do they feel about you subjecting them to that risk? Every where you look respected scientists and doctors are saying, DON'T DO IT.
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Agreed @punkdoc, as I said we had planned to isolate for10 days before but as we are having to do click & collect (all delivery slots gone) 2 days before & the aim of gathering was to include elderly Aunt we have scrapped it now. Not worth the risk.
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Even after we're all vaccinated, the virus will not be eradicated, therefore you're trying to minimize risk in the period until you receive the vaccine. Isolation is your mitigation today, the vaccine will be your mitigation tomorrow.
If your group contains someone vulnerable, keep doing whatever you're doing today.
Every where you look respected scientists and doctors are saying, DON'T DO IT.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border